leukoplakia
A white patch or plaque on a mucous membrane that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc., must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition. [ NCIT:C3186 ]
Term info
- NCIT:C3186 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- GARD:0006897 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D007971 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0023531 (NCIT:C3186)
- SCTID:274134003 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
gard_rare
A white patch or plaque on a mucous membrane that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc., must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3186, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/274134003, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D007971, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0023531
leukoplakia, keratotic plaque
lesions, leukoplakic, leukoplakic lesion, lesion, leukoplakic, leukokeratoses, leukoplakic lesions, leukoplakias, leukokeratosis
MONDO:0043243